Camino Portugués de La Costa
Camino Portugués de La Costa -- Variante Espiritual Overview Cathedral of Santiago De Compostela Our Destination A UNESCO World-Heritage Site, click here for a brief history. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/347 Map of our Route We have chosen to follow the Spiritual Variant of the Costal Route, which includes a boat ride up the Arousa estuary and Ulla river, recreating the route along which Catholic tradition holds the remains of Saint James were taken following his martyrdom in Judea in the year 44 A.D.. Rediscovered early in the 9th century, a chapel was constructed over the remains, which was transformed over the centuries into the cathedral pictured above, center of the pilgrimage site of Santiago De Compostela. The Camino Portugués de la Costa begins in Porto, Portugal running nearly straight northward, along the Atlantic Coast and crossing the Spanish border at Caminha. Now into Spain, it continues along the coast through A Guarda to Baiona, where it turns to the northeast, paralle